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According to a recent news release by the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), the regulator has started utilizing blockchain technology to improve cybersecurity and more effectively address challenges regarding information security. The ISA was established in 1968 and seeks to ensure an efficient capital market based on transparency and fairness. The ISA models its practices on […]

According to a recently published Diar report, venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain companies have nearly tripled in the first three quarters of 2018 from that of 2017. Diar references data from Pitchbook that reveals that blockchain and crypto-related companies have raised approximately $3.9 billion in venture capital this year. This figure represents a […]

Ten years after the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, the world is yet to witness the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies as an accepted form of payment – even in concentrated geographics. The Decentralization Irony Diving into the cryptocurrency market a bit deeper displays shortcomings beyond those mentioned above; which include usability issues, compliance roadblocks, and […]

In the past several days, the daily trading volume of Bitcoin has declined by more than 23 percent to its lowest point in 2018. Edward Morra, a respected technical analyst in the cryptocurrency sector, said: ‘This is the lowest recorded daily volume in more than a year at least (as much as I could squeeze […]

In a stunning move, Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by daily volume, has announced it will be publicizing all listing fees and donating the entirety of proceeds to charity with immediate effect. As per an Oct. 8 press release by the founder and CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, cryptocurrency projects will now propose a listing […]

Following the announcement of BlackBerry Spark, an Enterprise of Things platform for ultra-secure hyperconnectivity, BlackBerry Limited announced new partnerships and projects with the shared goal of transforming the global delivery of healthcare and patient care. BlackBerry, a smartphone line created by BlackBerry Limited, is well-known for the keyboards on most of its devices and mobile […]

Many investors and traders have started to anticipate the next deadline of Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). But, it is highly unlikely for the SEC to approve the first Bitcoin ETF in US markets within the next two months. Earlier this week, publications reported that the deadline […]

According to a letter to its clients from Pantera Capital – the first billion-dollar crypto fund, the holdings of the fund have recorded a loss of 22 percent in August and a 72.7 percent loss year-to-date (YTD). The letter of Pantera Capital, publicly released by cryptocurrency researcher Collin Crypto, demonstrated that since December 2018, the inception of […]

According to a blog on the Circle website, the Goldman Sachs-backed peer-to-peer payments technology company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SeedInvest, a leader in the equity crowdfunding industry and registered Broker-Dealer. With this acquisition, Circle is clearly entering the security token space. According to the Circle blog: “This acquisition will accelerate our strategy of […]

An Alpha Proof Of Concept v0.68 for the long-awaited Android Bitcoin Core (ABCore) was pre-released on Oct. 2, 2018. The project was initially conceived in 2016 and aims to allow every individual to run a Bitcoin full-node on their Android mobile phone. ABCore is an android application meant to operate as a personal node or […]